Trump the 'dangerous clown': Halloween comes early at the New Yorker

Who is that “dangerous clown” lurking in the woods on the cover of the New Yorker, like “a cartoon villain, infantile and strange,” in the words of New Yorker cover artist Carter Goodrich. His pumpkin-colored head is topped by a swoop of yellow hair, his sinister grin reveals a mouthful of sharklike teeth, and his tiny hand dangles as if to grab a passerby and snatch his … health care coverage.